An area established by state officials or the courts for the purpose of electing a person to the U.S. House of Representatives. Within each state, these areas must contain, as nearly as possible, an equal number of inhabitants. The number of congressional districts in each state may change after each decennial census, and the boundaries may be changed more than once during a decade.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Department of Commerce, Census Bureau

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DISTRICTID

Attribute_Definition:

The congressional district identifier (four-digit number). It combines the state FIPS code with the congressional district FIPS code to create a unique identifier.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Department of Commerce, Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standards (PUB 9-1)

Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STFIPS

Attribute_Definition:

The FIPS code (two-digit number) for the state in which the congressional district is located.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standards

Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CD113FIPS

Attribute_Definition:

The congressional district FIPS code (two-digit number). Congressional districts are numbered uniquely within a state.